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government thousands of dollars for supplies take a look at this control switch the u.s. pays nine hundred dollars for that when it's actually valued at just seven dollars eighty dollars for a section of a pipe that is actually valued at just a buck fifty and when you're talking hundreds of billions of dollars nine hundred bucks of course sounds like small change but obviously it's adding here's another one why spread fraud led by a former u.s. army officer cost tens of millions of dollars in kickbacks. nektar to government contracts for bottled water twenty two people were criminally convicted but still tens of millions of dollars in contracts for bottled water but for iraqis they're paying a different cost a government rife with corruption and in fighting near daily deadly bombing still blast baghdad streets and a quarter of the country's thirty one million lives in poverty meanwhile war veteran and peace activist police the scars left on iraqis as well as the coalition troops will take years to heal nicely you know america the ball in a china shop you know the iraq we
government thousands of dollars for supplies take a look at this control switch the u.s. pays nine hundred dollars for that when it's actually valued at just seven dollars eighty dollars for a section of a pipe that is actually valued at just a buck fifty and when you're talking hundreds of billions of dollars nine hundred bucks of course sounds like small change but obviously it's adding here's another one why spread fraud led by a former u.s. army officer cost tens of millions of dollars in...
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tavis: so what's your read on the impact that this government, this israeli government freshly formed the other day after a lot of back-and-forth just in time for president obama's arrival they at least have called together some form of government now, what's your sense of how that body and its formulation will impact the peace process? as i read here and there the sense i get is that this is not the kind of government as it's currently formed that in any way advances that notion. is what i'm reading or taking from that right or wrong? >> it's a mixed picture and i'm not sure we can make a judgment yet. i think we have to withhold judgment for the time being. i say that because on the one hand you have the same foreign minister who says nothing can be done on the palestinian issue. you have now a new defense minister boga yagalon, former israel defense forces chief of staff who's a very tough guy who doesn't have the same commitment as his predecessor, ehud barak to the two-state solution. he, too, is saying nothing can be done. you have a new housing minister who used to be the head
tavis: so what's your read on the impact that this government, this israeli government freshly formed the other day after a lot of back-and-forth just in time for president obama's arrival they at least have called together some form of government now, what's your sense of how that body and its formulation will impact the peace process? as i read here and there the sense i get is that this is not the kind of government as it's currently formed that in any way advances that notion. is what i'm...
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think it will be before governments start sniffing around your bank account. frankly, i believe it's not long. think this country, when first federal income tax was just to blender efforts of world war i but it stuck around. or europe. expanded. what started out as a 4% tax for millionaires is now north of 20%, and en snaring, well, everyone. that is what concerns me about this cyprus tax. what the poor saps will discover when the banks reopen in cyprus, run. can't take their money and the government is watching and limiting, and i am kind of worrying. what is going on in this island nation, is a tsunami. bank on it. literally. to rich edison, in cyprus to this nervous night before, hey, rich. >> good evening neil, you have to imagine, folks without access to their banks account will have some tomorrow 8:30 in the morning. for more than a week these folks had closed banks today there was a bit of a lull, in fact that banks were closed not because of a bank panic but a regular holiday, greek independence day. but there are thoughts to last week with long lines
think it will be before governments start sniffing around your bank account. frankly, i believe it's not long. think this country, when first federal income tax was just to blender efforts of world war i but it stuck around. or europe. expanded. what started out as a 4% tax for millionaires is now north of 20%, and en snaring, well, everyone. that is what concerns me about this cyprus tax. what the poor saps will discover when the banks reopen in cyprus, run. can't take their money and the...
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jeffrey brown begins with israel's new government. brown: in jerusalem today, workers literally rolled out the red carpet as part of a final preparations ahead of president obama's trip to the region. at the same time, israel's new coalition government was itself installed. led again by prime minister benjamin netanyahu but including new key players. its formation took weeks of negotiations after netanyahu won re-election in january's parliamentary elections. a victory accompanied by the surprisingly strong second-place finish of yair lapid. today netanyahu had to say about his new government stance on relations with the palestinians. >> with a palestinian partner who is willing to conduct negotiations in good faith, israel will be prepared for historic compromise that will end the conflict with the palestinians forever. >> brown: on one important issue, new jewish settlements in the west bank and east jerusalem, the country's new housing minister said yesterday that building would continue in, quote, accordance with what the governme
jeffrey brown begins with israel's new government. brown: in jerusalem today, workers literally rolled out the red carpet as part of a final preparations ahead of president obama's trip to the region. at the same time, israel's new coalition government was itself installed. led again by prime minister benjamin netanyahu but including new key players. its formation took weeks of negotiations after netanyahu won re-election in january's parliamentary elections. a victory accompanied by the...
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this is really government is perhaps less solid and previous israeli governments. i do think there is something that contributes to the solidity of the relationship when the two leaders look at each other as reelected by their own politics. ironically, both men come to the summit with a much heavier emphasis on the need to address the internal politics in their own countries. for the president, he is coming back to deal with the end of government. that is supposed to happen in a few days. netanyahu's is at least as much about domestic issues as everything we have just spoken about. a lot but those items on the table. there is a lot more to talk about in terms of jordan, and the very important message the president is sending by going -- his first trip to the arab countries since the series of uprisings. he picked a monarchy, and what message this sends elsewhere in the region is powerful. let me turn now to your questions and comments. please be kind enough to address your question to one of our participants so that all three don't have to answer every question. th
this is really government is perhaps less solid and previous israeli governments. i do think there is something that contributes to the solidity of the relationship when the two leaders look at each other as reelected by their own politics. ironically, both men come to the summit with a much heavier emphasis on the need to address the internal politics in their own countries. for the president, he is coming back to deal with the end of government. that is supposed to happen in a few days....
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moving on now syria is in a third year of civil war between the government and assad forces france and britain the anniversary with calls to better equip rebel fighters that's despite numerous reports of radical islamists among the opposition ranks and there's also his morea few notion reports now that conflict has since seventy thousand people killed and millions flee their homes this part of syria known as mesopotamia between the tigris and euphrates rivers is considered a cradle of civilization has been home to many ask nick and religious groups living in peace and harmony for ages people here believe this diversity is serious strong point but some warn it could also be used against the country and that's something to destroy. and to regime slogans in syria have been repeated to the longest of all the arab spring countries but assad didn't step down within weeks like the leaders of to measure and egypt nor did his regime fall within months like colonel gadhafi is in libya opposing sides have gone beyond demonstrations and clashes killings have become an everyday reality those wantin
moving on now syria is in a third year of civil war between the government and assad forces france and britain the anniversary with calls to better equip rebel fighters that's despite numerous reports of radical islamists among the opposition ranks and there's also his morea few notion reports now that conflict has since seventy thousand people killed and millions flee their homes this part of syria known as mesopotamia between the tigris and euphrates rivers is considered a cradle of...
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government admitted torturing some of the detainees was kools another exactly since in may the same year the u.s. senate refused to fund the closure of the jail until the president provided more details as to what to do with the detainees then in mid october to appear the situation that changed when the congress approved allowed to some of the detainees to be moved to the us for prosecution but then it all you turned again at the end of two thousand and ten when the same congress approved the defense spending bill which prevented us trials for guantanamo detainees in january two thousand and eleven despite his campaign promise to close that obama signed the defense of the reason plan which ruled out shutting guantanamo bay down and prevented the transfer of prisoners from the camp in march obama also signed an executive order resuming military trials for. detainee's and we've seen by many as a complete reversal of his former policies in december two thousand and eleven the president feel to veto the national defense bill being the way for prisoners to be held indefinitely and without cha
government admitted torturing some of the detainees was kools another exactly since in may the same year the u.s. senate refused to fund the closure of the jail until the president provided more details as to what to do with the detainees then in mid october to appear the situation that changed when the congress approved allowed to some of the detainees to be moved to the us for prosecution but then it all you turned again at the end of two thousand and ten when the same congress approved the...
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the way the government trying to spin it because the facility is a lot better but still guards of been there over the last few years all the dream inside as far as the internal reaction force team and the way the chronos treated in a stuff like that how much has changed maybe the outside it's changed but inside hasn't changed too much adriance sixty sixty chaney's being held there at the moment eighty six of them have been cleared for release in two thousand and nine but enable to be sent home because of transfer a stretch and they want to mowbray camps been operating for more than eleven years now despite president obama's pledge to close it or he's eager piskun all blocks back in his attempts to shut down the facility. the story around the closure of guantanamo bay prison has stuck to president obama ever since he promised to shut it down and here are some of the key dates on the way in january two thousand and nine when obama was inaugurated he ordered the facility to be closed within a year and banned certain into regression methods after the us government admitted torturing some o
the way the government trying to spin it because the facility is a lot better but still guards of been there over the last few years all the dream inside as far as the internal reaction force team and the way the chronos treated in a stuff like that how much has changed maybe the outside it's changed but inside hasn't changed too much adriance sixty sixty chaney's being held there at the moment eighty six of them have been cleared for release in two thousand and nine but enable to be sent home...
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military presence how concerned is your government about national interests lee. well i think it's they are very concerned i mean it's not only the military force that has money there but there were other people express through its living in cyprus who have money in the. banks in cyprus there are people who are investing in finance i mean banks in the u.k. are investing in france in cyprus so all those people are very concerned and i think the whole of. the european union membership should be concerned about this because it also establishes a really bad record for future bailouts in different countries i think that spain and greece and italy. will become very warmly and this will could provoke a bank run. are there any lessons that the u.k. can learn from this i mean if there was a small bailout to choose to cyprus and then that wasn't enough and now it's found its place it's a it's almost at the brink of saying we have no more money with that said we're better corrupt can the u.k. learn from this and is this going to get worse before it gets better. well i think
military presence how concerned is your government about national interests lee. well i think it's they are very concerned i mean it's not only the military force that has money there but there were other people express through its living in cyprus who have money in the. banks in cyprus there are people who are investing in finance i mean banks in the u.k. are investing in france in cyprus so all those people are very concerned and i think the whole of. the european union membership should be...
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government that would. oversee the matter manage the day to day of government work. let's shift shift gears a moment here and r.t. in our top ten are focused out of syria where the head of the national coalition for opposition fighters has resigned just months after being elected in a statement more to the said he's stepping down because some matters within the institution have reached red line. now the surprise resignation follows the controversial election of an interim prime minister on tuesday in istanbul which saw twelve opposition members step down immediately after the vote of the american educated id manager turned islamist politician aside hito had lived in the u.s. for decades before moving to turkey journalist neil clark who's written extensively about syria says considering his background he tours election is no surprise. the americans want to make sure that when president assad falls they got their man in damascus and they cherry picked and you know he voted by thirty five people and it's quite
government that would. oversee the matter manage the day to day of government work. let's shift shift gears a moment here and r.t. in our top ten are focused out of syria where the head of the national coalition for opposition fighters has resigned just months after being elected in a statement more to the said he's stepping down because some matters within the institution have reached red line. now the surprise resignation follows the controversial election of an interim prime minister on...
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used in a rocket attack that killed twenty six people in northern syria but the opposition and the government blaming each other for the assault. make you save or save banks cypriot stand to see up to ten percent of their life savings wiped away over e.u. bailout conditions evoking fear of islanders and beyond. the un expresses concerns over the ongoing hunger strike in guantanamo bay despite authorities efforts to play down the protest. bus a series of bomb attacks through baghdad killing dozens and injuring hundreds as iraq struggles to get back on its feet on the tenth anniversary of the u.s. led invasion. over getting things covered over here it out to you tonight a top story rocket attack on a town outside aleppo in syria's north has left dozens dead including sixteen government soldiers details about what exactly happened on the ground then but there are reports chemical weapons could have been used both the syrian government and the opposition are accusing each other of his roof and i was in the country recently she joined me a bit earlier here in the studio. and reports here recently
used in a rocket attack that killed twenty six people in northern syria but the opposition and the government blaming each other for the assault. make you save or save banks cypriot stand to see up to ten percent of their life savings wiped away over e.u. bailout conditions evoking fear of islanders and beyond. the un expresses concerns over the ongoing hunger strike in guantanamo bay despite authorities efforts to play down the protest. bus a series of bomb attacks through baghdad killing...
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i don't want the government promoting something i don't believe in you but i don't mind if the government tries to be neutral on the issue. i'm for a flat income tax and we wouldn't have marriage as part of the tax code. health insurance there is a way to write it where it would be neutral and you wouldn't bring marriage into the idea of health insurance chris i want to -- >> chris: i want to go back to the filibuster. after you filibustered for 13 hours you got this letter from the attorney general in which he wrote does the president have the authorization to kill an american with a drone to kill an american not engaged in combat on american soil just is answer to that is no. it seems to me what attorney general holder is saying by implication is that the president does have the authority to use a drone strike on an american on u.s. soil who is involved in combat. >> well, here is the thing. i never argued against if people are attacking the twin towers with planes an imminent threat or active ongoing threat i never argued you wouldn't use drones or planes or f-16s to repel that kind of
i don't want the government promoting something i don't believe in you but i don't mind if the government tries to be neutral on the issue. i'm for a flat income tax and we wouldn't have marriage as part of the tax code. health insurance there is a way to write it where it would be neutral and you wouldn't bring marriage into the idea of health insurance chris i want to -- >> chris: i want to go back to the filibuster. after you filibustered for 13 hours you got this letter from the...
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has called for a ceasefire with the government in a message read it to tens of thousands of kurdish new year celebrations it follows months of secret negotiations with authorities and it's seen as a step forward towards ending the twenty nine year conflict it's left forty thousand people dead week ago the kurdistan workers party the p.k. k. made a symbolic gesture releasing eight turkish hostages. more topical conversation soon than on this channel the tough financial choices facing cyprus up for discussion next in the kaiser reports our next program in a few minutes enjoying. wealthy british style. time to. market. find out what's really happening to the global economy with max concert for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to conjure reports . download the official publication yourself choose your language stream quality and enjoy your favorite. if you're away from your television just doesn't gossip about what your mobile device says you can watch on t.v. anytime anywhere. by imax kaiser this is the kaiser report yeah we're still in new york city stacey
has called for a ceasefire with the government in a message read it to tens of thousands of kurdish new year celebrations it follows months of secret negotiations with authorities and it's seen as a step forward towards ending the twenty nine year conflict it's left forty thousand people dead week ago the kurdistan workers party the p.k. k. made a symbolic gesture releasing eight turkish hostages. more topical conversation soon than on this channel the tough financial choices facing cyprus up...
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the alleged deadly chemical attack in aleppo now following demands for a probe from both the syrian government and the opposition is accused each other of the assault. all over again he has just joined us it's kevin live q. tonight in moscow and the big news this cypriots feeling the squeeze still with angry crowds now pressing on parliament tonight denouncing a nationwide bank shutdown and potential job cuts thousands have been cut off from their life savings and many may see them vanish of course after the east threaten to cut cyprus off from emergency funds the island nation rejected the president in brussels tax on bank deposits tesser seller is at the parliament for us. emotions are really running high i saw several people who were hysterical the police were handing somewhat bottles of water to them because they really really were very angry at the chanting that they are saying they're saying leave the bank alone now that's one of the two biggest bags of cyprus that is in trouble at the center of this whole of financial crisis here in cyprus and of a our staff members and family members o
the alleged deadly chemical attack in aleppo now following demands for a probe from both the syrian government and the opposition is accused each other of the assault. all over again he has just joined us it's kevin live q. tonight in moscow and the big news this cypriots feeling the squeeze still with angry crowds now pressing on parliament tonight denouncing a nationwide bank shutdown and potential job cuts thousands have been cut off from their life savings and many may see them vanish of...
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turn the government decided it will try and defend a people's bank accounts those with deposits of more than one hundred thousand euros in the island's biggest bank and the controversial move still has to be signed off by parliament on the troika of creditors and. reports so the mood in cyprus is not one of panic and frustration. in a dramatic week of unfolding events cyprus has moved from rejected europe with a resounding no vote on what it saw as an unfair demand for getting a ten billion euro bailout did now bending over backwards trying to clinch that money scrambling to put together a package pleasing enough to its creditors the so-called troika now saying yes to imposing a twenty percent levy on deposits above one hundred thousand euros in the bank of cyprus and four percent for big deposits in other backs imposing capital controls creating a solidarity fund and a restructuring it's a day when banks and in that week of dramatic political and economic mover and citizens were on an emotional roller coaster panicked cypriots rushed to a.t.m. to try to get their money out of the bank
turn the government decided it will try and defend a people's bank accounts those with deposits of more than one hundred thousand euros in the island's biggest bank and the controversial move still has to be signed off by parliament on the troika of creditors and. reports so the mood in cyprus is not one of panic and frustration. in a dramatic week of unfolding events cyprus has moved from rejected europe with a resounding no vote on what it saw as an unfair demand for getting a ten billion...
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point eight billion euros needed to secure an easy out and ultimately avoid a banking collapse and the government has produced a plan that could potentially see scores of people lose up to a fifth of their life savings for the sake of rescuing the banks now the prospect course they can discontent across cyprus this week the crowds are venting their anger out on the streets at this report he's a test. in a dramatic week of unfolding events cyprus has moved from rejected europe with a resounding no vote on what it saw as an unfair demand for getting a ten billion euro bailout to now bed to go over backwards trying to clinch that money scrambling to put together a package pleasing enough to its creditors the so-called troika now saying yes to imposing a twenty percent levy on deposits above one hundred thousand euros in the bank of cyprus and four percent for big deposits in other backs imposing capital controls creating a so we did a fund and a restructuring it's a given banks and then that week of dramatic political and economic mover and citizens were on an emotional roller coaster panicked cypri
point eight billion euros needed to secure an easy out and ultimately avoid a banking collapse and the government has produced a plan that could potentially see scores of people lose up to a fifth of their life savings for the sake of rescuing the banks now the prospect course they can discontent across cyprus this week the crowds are venting their anger out on the streets at this report he's a test. in a dramatic week of unfolding events cyprus has moved from rejected europe with a resounding...
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brotherhood and against the government did not recognize the government as a lawful government that would. oversee the matter manage to day to day of government work. taking a look at some other stories making global headlines this hour pakistan's former president pervez musharraf has landed in pakistan despite taliban threats to assassinate him on his return to the sheriffs come back to pakistan from his self-imposed exile to write in may's parliamentary election he quit as president four years ago amid a growing political backlash and calls for his impeachment but as the vote draws closer deaths and terrorist threats continue mounting seventeen soldiers killed in a suicide bomb attack near the afghan border saturday night. men have attacked a prison filling twenty five people in eastern nigeria government are said to have used bombs grenades and machine guns to free an as yet unknown number of prisoners before looting a bank and its hacking to open air taverns police won't comment on whether the nigerian islamist sect boko haram is behind the attacks the group recently attacked th
brotherhood and against the government did not recognize the government as a lawful government that would. oversee the matter manage to day to day of government work. taking a look at some other stories making global headlines this hour pakistan's former president pervez musharraf has landed in pakistan despite taliban threats to assassinate him on his return to the sheriffs come back to pakistan from his self-imposed exile to write in may's parliamentary election he quit as president four...
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, not grow the government. the other thing -- problem with this democrat budget is it never balances, not this year, not in five year, not in ten years. never. and american families understand the importance of a balanced budget. >> i know that both sides at this point are saying that these budgets, the republican budge pet th -- budget is not viable at this point. why where do we find room for compromise at this point? the american people are frustrate we had don't seem to be seeing real movement. >> you can't spend money you don't have, but that's what the government continues to do, to the point we have a debt of $16 trillion. it's irresponsible. and people don't believe they are getting value for their taxpayer dollars when they send money to washington. they think just about over half of it is not being used well and is being wasted. >> tell me more about the effort that you are putting forthright n -- forth right now because you're concerned about the obama care's massive hit, you are calling it tax befor
, not grow the government. the other thing -- problem with this democrat budget is it never balances, not this year, not in five year, not in ten years. never. and american families understand the importance of a balanced budget. >> i know that both sides at this point are saying that these budgets, the republican budge pet th -- budget is not viable at this point. why where do we find room for compromise at this point? the american people are frustrate we had don't seem to be seeing real...
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and i doing things so after the recent developments the chances are quite high that the hamas government may be recognized as legitimate if the masses committed to the cease fire and if it openly pledges to stick to the peaceful popular resistance i don't see much difference between their policy and ours in this case there is no need to label them as a terrorist organization. but you didn't target israel with rocket hamas neither we nor hamas did not any longer a second intifada we decided to give up on armed resistance and let me be totally frank with you we didn't want to launch any armed resistance whatsoever. has said the same yes there were clashes in the past but they have stopped and i'm grateful to our law for that. recently a delegation of four foreign ministers of arab countries led by the secretary general of the arab league has it in moscow during the meeting the arab ministers told russian foreign minister sergey lavrov that russia should dissociate from the middle east quartet of international mediators the arabs consider it incompetent would you agree with no we think that
and i doing things so after the recent developments the chances are quite high that the hamas government may be recognized as legitimate if the masses committed to the cease fire and if it openly pledges to stick to the peaceful popular resistance i don't see much difference between their policy and ours in this case there is no need to label them as a terrorist organization. but you didn't target israel with rocket hamas neither we nor hamas did not any longer a second intifada we decided to...
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the first proactive statement by our government, by the the administration at the u.n. human rights council in p front of the countries, called on iran to release the pastor and to treat his medical condition. we met with the state department friday after that hearing they failed to show up at, and we pressed the medical issue which seemed to turn a lightbulb on. bill: it could be significant, right. jordan, thank you. i appreciate that bit of information there. to trent franks now, a member of congress who signed this two-page letter along with five other members of congress, what are you demanding of john kerry at this point? >> well, simply to look at the human side of this first and foremost, that this is a family, this is a family that has children that said loved to tuck in at night and tell stories to. i have 4-year-olds at home, i know the incredible human element of this. and this is an american citizen put in an iranian prison simply because he had the nerve to practice his faith. and at the very core of everything america is is this notion that religious free
the first proactive statement by our government, by the the administration at the u.n. human rights council in p front of the countries, called on iran to release the pastor and to treat his medical condition. we met with the state department friday after that hearing they failed to show up at, and we pressed the medical issue which seemed to turn a lightbulb on. bill: it could be significant, right. jordan, thank you. i appreciate that bit of information there. to trent franks now, a member of...
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control that can be turned against the government if the government talks action against iranian interests. so i think if you look at syria, the key things to keep into consideration are what are the multiple battlegrounds, and they'd be able to understand what we would define as enemy or adversary activity on those battlegrounds, and that could be a step toward understanding what could be done to support really the, an outcome there that will stop this humanitarian catastrophe of colossal scale, but do so in a way that's consistent with our interests and what i believe is the interest of all civilized people. >> thank you. i, um, there are dozens of questions in the room. i have several dozen more, but unfortunately, we've run out of time. i want to -- >> [inaudible] behalf laugh. >> i want to thank all of you who have been with us all day for this discussion and in particular dr. brzezinski, general mcmaster, i thank you both very much for joining us. [applause] [inaudible conversations]
control that can be turned against the government if the government talks action against iranian interests. so i think if you look at syria, the key things to keep into consideration are what are the multiple battlegrounds, and they'd be able to understand what we would define as enemy or adversary activity on those battlegrounds, and that could be a step toward understanding what could be done to support really the, an outcome there that will stop this humanitarian catastrophe of colossal...
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should tell anybody or any state government how they should decide this. marriage has been a state issue for hundreds and hundreds of years. it is complicated, because it provides protection for the states from the federal government. but, you are right. part of it federalizes the issue. i think there is a chance the court could strike down the federalization part of it. if they do, i think the way to fix it is maybe to try to make all of our laws more neutral towards the issue, and, i don't want the government promoting something i don't believe in. but i also don't mind if the government tries to be neutral on the issue, you know, the tax code, i'm for a flat income tax and we wouldn't have marriage as part of the tax code. health insurance, i think there is a way to write it where it would be neutral and you wouldn't bring marriage into the idea of health insurance. >> chris: i want to go back to your filibuster, in which you argued against the president's drone policy, especially, with regard to targeting of american citizens on american soil. after yo
should tell anybody or any state government how they should decide this. marriage has been a state issue for hundreds and hundreds of years. it is complicated, because it provides protection for the states from the federal government. but, you are right. part of it federalizes the issue. i think there is a chance the court could strike down the federalization part of it. if they do, i think the way to fix it is maybe to try to make all of our laws more neutral towards the issue, and, i don't...
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continuing resolution to keep the government funded after the end of the month. senate has, now it heads to the house. amendment to force the president to reinstate white house tours fail today. mixed messages from you in the latest fox news poll. 65% of those polled remain nervous about the u.s. economy. that is down from 70%, 2-1/2 years ago. there is less confidence in the president's ability to fix it. 47% now. 51% last year. the dow is back on a winning streak. the industrial average up for second day in a row. gaining 56. s&p 500 finished ahead 10. nasdaq up 25. we learned idea what cyprus will not do to qualify for international bail-out of the troubled economy. with a tax on savings account out, the lawmakers are scrambling to come up with another plan. senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot tells us what is under consideration. >> the banks will remain closed for the rest of the week after a controversial plan to tap in to private savings to bankroll a bail-out rejected by the parliament. we are feeling easier because there might not be a levy
continuing resolution to keep the government funded after the end of the month. senate has, now it heads to the house. amendment to force the president to reinstate white house tours fail today. mixed messages from you in the latest fox news poll. 65% of those polled remain nervous about the u.s. economy. that is down from 70%, 2-1/2 years ago. there is less confidence in the president's ability to fix it. 47% now. 51% last year. the dow is back on a winning streak. the industrial average up...
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both the public opinion and the government. so the drama of the collision between the president seeking to draw close to arab and muslims and israeli government veering to the right, intensified the tension that manifested itself at the time. and add to this the fact that between the president and the prime minister at that time, there was no trust. i mean both ambassador indyk and myself sat on what is normally known as one-on-one, but always is two on two because there has to be a notetaker. and both of us were fortunate enough to take notes in very decisive meetings between clinton, rabin and so forth. and you can see what happens when the two decision makers like each other and trust each other. and when they don't. and unfortunately, during the first four years there was a lack of trust between obama and netanyahu. and this is something that will transpire later but to me, one of the most important potential outcomes of this visit would be to restore or to build from the outset. >> rose: a relationship between netanyahu an
both the public opinion and the government. so the drama of the collision between the president seeking to draw close to arab and muslims and israeli government veering to the right, intensified the tension that manifested itself at the time. and add to this the fact that between the president and the prime minister at that time, there was no trust. i mean both ambassador indyk and myself sat on what is normally known as one-on-one, but always is two on two because there has to be a notetaker....
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to actually include a prohibition of arms unless authorized by governments. an oddity that wouldn't happen in the syrian case and could make things a lot more complicated in the next two weeks if that issue is brought up again. >> one of the big players is asia. it is a huge market for the arms trade and becoming increasingly militarized. how do disputes from north korea affect the trade? >> i think in the asian market, what we've seen is china and india, two major regional powers, has major importers there and south korea as well and singapore. what we're seeing are countries seeking to obviously boost their own national security forces but also the desire in those countries to develop their own arms industry. many of the items we're seeing being delivered we're seeing assembled in these countries with significant components being imported for indigenous production. so obviously the security angle as you mentioned there and territory disputes and concerns with regards to a number of countries but also is a desire for these countries to import technologies an
to actually include a prohibition of arms unless authorized by governments. an oddity that wouldn't happen in the syrian case and could make things a lot more complicated in the next two weeks if that issue is brought up again. >> one of the big players is asia. it is a huge market for the arms trade and becoming increasingly militarized. how do disputes from north korea affect the trade? >> i think in the asian market, what we've seen is china and india, two major regional powers,...
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government to get amanda knox and i do ited, and that's a long shot. one, because of what you just mentioned. in this country would do not have double jeopardy. so as far also the u.s. is concerned chev is free, and two, as a rule, we do not industry do it american citizens to other countries. they would try her in absentia and if she was convicted again, she would clearly have to avoid italy for the rest of her life. the old boyfriend? he is in italy so he would be tried again. the knox family says once the ruling comes down they may or may not issue a statement. if they did, it likely wouldn't come until tomorrow. >> shepard: an bremner is with us, she is a spokesman for the group, friends of amanda knox. this is something they had been expecting. but it is a little weird to an american audience to hear a court can overturn an acquit cal. >> double jeopardy is our mainstay of our constitution and rights. so amanda knox acquitted on a denovo appeal. the case was tried once. with independent experts on appeal, and then for them to come back and say, we
government to get amanda knox and i do ited, and that's a long shot. one, because of what you just mentioned. in this country would do not have double jeopardy. so as far also the u.s. is concerned chev is free, and two, as a rule, we do not industry do it american citizens to other countries. they would try her in absentia and if she was convicted again, she would clearly have to avoid italy for the rest of her life. the old boyfriend? he is in italy so he would be tried again. the knox family...
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[inaudible] what does it say about the priority of this coalition government? >> it's an important priority we have taken on in budget after budget even in difficult times say we are on your side, we want to cut your taxes bills. in two weeks time there are is a tax cut of over 200 pounds for 24 million people in our country. each and every taxpayer at the same time lifting over 2 million people out of tax and don't pay any income tax at all. it's progress on the side of people who work hard and want to get on. >> what is the prime minister planning to spend his millionaire's tax on? [cheering and applause] >> honorable lady, when the top rate of tax put up, millionaires paid 7 million pounds less. that's incompetent and inefficient sei she left -- to support. >> the question is asked, when the prime minister is giving -- [inaudible] dr. julian lewis. give him the sas nighting gail had the qirks quashed following the quashing of his military prison sentence last year, does the prime minister agree with me that it would be totally against the public interest and
[inaudible] what does it say about the priority of this coalition government? >> it's an important priority we have taken on in budget after budget even in difficult times say we are on your side, we want to cut your taxes bills. in two weeks time there are is a tax cut of over 200 pounds for 24 million people in our country. each and every taxpayer at the same time lifting over 2 million people out of tax and don't pay any income tax at all. it's progress on the side of people who work...
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there are tons of republican legislators in the federal government and state government who have sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, colleague and friends who are coming out and saying, how can you really stand against this? and that is how the change is happening. >> is this movement inevitable? >> oh, george will said something here a few weeks ago, he said, look, opposition is literally dying out, it's the older americans, not the younger americans. one of the things that i like about a compromise in which state by state, it's not only localities, it also takes a little time. some times it's good to take time. may i note, by the way, ruth bader ginsburg, a famous court liberal, her acknowledging very recently, in the "times" today, that the roe v. wade decision, the abortion decision, had gone too far, that's an epic statement. >> for right now. thank you all for a terrific roundtable. check out our web extra at abcnews.com/thisweek. >>> coming up -- check out these long lines at atms. in tiny cyprus. do they mean your 401(k) are at risk and the president's mission in the mid
there are tons of republican legislators in the federal government and state government who have sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, colleague and friends who are coming out and saying, how can you really stand against this? and that is how the change is happening. >> is this movement inevitable? >> oh, george will said something here a few weeks ago, he said, look, opposition is literally dying out, it's the older americans, not the younger americans. one of the things that i...
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it could be that the government will look entirely different from how the last government did. i can imagine lots of political scenarios where you can work out a deal between the groups >> taking in more regionally, we , ve refugees in turkey overwhelming in jordan and lebanon on. term, this becomes a financial burden of political risk to these countries. what do we need to make sure we do everything necessary so that does not happen? conversations with these neighboring countries -- they have explained to us the strains and burdens this is putting on their societies. there are economic strains and also attentions between the groups in those countries like in lebanon, for example. we talked about questions and i thought about how christians and muslims live together in lebanon on but when you have these extra burdens put on the country, and provoked tensions among different communities. what congress can do is continue to provide assistance so we can support these countries. in some cases such as dorgan, we have a bilateral assistance relationship -- such as jordan, we have a b
it could be that the government will look entirely different from how the last government did. i can imagine lots of political scenarios where you can work out a deal between the groups >> taking in more regionally, we , ve refugees in turkey overwhelming in jordan and lebanon on. term, this becomes a financial burden of political risk to these countries. what do we need to make sure we do everything necessary so that does not happen? conversations with these neighboring countries -- they...
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the home secretary governments got their immigration policy wrong. that she should persuade her husband to make a similar position as far as economic policy? >> i think my honorable friend makes a very good point. we inherited a complete shambles when it came to immigration, a system completely out of control. but we have had apologies or sort of apologies for that. what we have not had as any sort of apology for the borrowing, spending, and debt, for the mess we are left in by the party opposite. >> mr. speaker, it has been estimated that some of the cost 7 just one nuclear reactor, million households would be lifted out of fuel poverty. it comes with an eye watering 14 billion pound price tag. that does not make nuclear unaffordable, can you tell us what would? >> our fleet of nuclear power stations are coming to the end of their life. i think it is very important that we work hard to replace some of that capacity. myt is what -- why i think right honorable friend was absolutely right to give us the go-ahead. i think it will be an important provide
the home secretary governments got their immigration policy wrong. that she should persuade her husband to make a similar position as far as economic policy? >> i think my honorable friend makes a very good point. we inherited a complete shambles when it came to immigration, a system completely out of control. but we have had apologies or sort of apologies for that. what we have not had as any sort of apology for the borrowing, spending, and debt, for the mess we are left in by the party...
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they have become a police force governing the terrorists. allen, let me finish. they have become a police force governing the territories. but they've gotten no payment back. and this issue is bigger than the west bank. it's about palestinian nationhood, about the right of palestinians to have the same respect as a nation that israel demands for itself. and frankly, that's not on the table. i would say to you that what the u.s. has to do, when the president is done with this trip, come back, hopefully earning the confidence of the israeli people, trying to restore some confidence on the palestinian side, which is lost right now. and then refashion a middle east peace initiative that gives some hope to both sides. right now palestinians don't feel hope at all. >> okay. let me ask you both very quickly and i'll start with you, james zogby, very quickly, if i may. are you optimistic within five years there could be a peace deal? >> well, we did a poll on that. and what we found is that palestinians themselves are hopeful that in five years a peace deal could be done
they have become a police force governing the terrorists. allen, let me finish. they have become a police force governing the territories. but they've gotten no payment back. and this issue is bigger than the west bank. it's about palestinian nationhood, about the right of palestinians to have the same respect as a nation that israel demands for itself. and frankly, that's not on the table. i would say to you that what the u.s. has to do, when the president is done with this trip, come back,...
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shrink the size of government. >> we need to cut spending. >> more limited government. put it on a strict atkins style diet. >> jon: i wish i was there when democrats said there's going to be massive across the board spending cuts. i'm sure the republicans were like, okay! [laughter] if that's what you want. basically the sequester amounts to catching your kid smoking and forcing him to smoke a whole carton of cigarettes only your kid is denis leary. in case you are wonder being this incompetence that will implications for the neediestest does it have implications for congress? not so much. >> members of congress, the very people who voted to put this in place won't see any change to their own $174,000 paychecks. >> jon: what an onerous penalty for. there are worst penalties for (bleep) on top chef than congress. at least there you have to pack your knives and go. with last chance kitchen nowadays you get to work back in. and there's the all star season and parachuting contestants in for no good reason. you brought josi imrerks back? cj is cool at least he can cool. [ch
shrink the size of government. >> we need to cut spending. >> more limited government. put it on a strict atkins style diet. >> jon: i wish i was there when democrats said there's going to be massive across the board spending cuts. i'm sure the republicans were like, okay! [laughter] if that's what you want. basically the sequester amounts to catching your kid smoking and forcing him to smoke a whole carton of cigarettes only your kid is denis leary. in case you are wonder...